Parker avoids runoff, Stardig, Jones not so lucky {Houston Lesbian Mayor re-elected}

Houston Chronicle ^ | Wed Nov 9, 2011 | CHRIS MORAN

[thackney]

Annise D. Parker won a second term Tuesday as mayor of the nation's fourth-largest city, narrowly avoiding a runoff despite having no well-funded or well-known opponents and spending $2.3 million to promote herself to Houston voters this year.

Two of her fellow incumbents on City Council will have to defend their seats again next month in runoff elections. Councilwoman Jolanda Jones will go to her third straight runoff for the At-Large Position 5 seat. Chiropractor Jack Christie will again challenge her one on one on Dec. 10.

District A Councilwoman Brenda Stardig also faces a runoff against civic club president Helena Brown.

Two open seats will go to runoffs, as well. In District B, Alvin Byrd, an aide to termed-limited Councilman Jarvis Johnson will face nonprofit director Jerry Davis. And in the At-Large 2 race to succeed termed out Councilwoman Sue Lovell, perennial candidate and pastor Andrew Burks led nine other candidates. Former state Rep. Kristi Thibaut will face Burks in the runoff.

All election results are unofficial.

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A poll last month showed Parker with the lowest approval rating of any Houston mayor in decades, and only 37 percent of respondents said they would vote for her.

[thackney]

Mayor Annise Parker, left, laughs as she stands with Daniela Parker, daughter, Kathy Hubbard, partner, Marquitta Parker, daughter, as she greets supporters during an Election Night party at Minute Maid Park Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011, in Houston. ( Brett Coomer / Houston Chronicle ) Photo: Brett Coomer / © 2011 Houston Chronicle

[silverleaf]

Ive read her personal and political resume (not too shabby for a lib) and nowhere does it say “lesbian”.

She no more or less supports gay issues than any other democrat

Our MD governor Marty O Malley pushes gay marriage but no one references Marty's sexuality everytime they write about him. Ditto with Bloomberg, Giuliani and countless other politicians of both parties

so why is this politician constantly referenced as a
“lesbian”. How tiresome.

[thackney]

Are you trying to say she is not a lesbian?

She is pictured above with her “partner”.

[iowamark]

Spends 2.3 million running for mayor?? Who paid for that? What do they expect in return for all that cash?

[ShadowAce]

All her mayoral appointments have been through gay-issues filters.

[dblshot]

Because she is and because she receives financial support from the GLBT community nationwide. She therefore supports gay issues and gays support her. I'm not saying this is wrong, just a fact. Families, conservatives, producers very strongly tend to live outside the loop (outside the city limits of Houston) so those that live within the city tend to be more gay, more minority, more liberal, and BTW more taxed. It's just the way it is. I expect one day that the Hispanic communities in Houston will get their act together and take city council and the mayor's office. Unfortunately they will still be Democrats for whatever reason they are now. The city will continue to spend money it doesn't have until it is bankrupt unless something drastic changes soon which does not appear to be likely. This situation is not much different than other cities in the US where the productive class moves out of a city to the burbs. All cities are Detroit eventually, just a matter of time.

[thackney]

A letter Anise Parker sent out for campain contributions is shown below. The emphasis on her statement is done by Dave Wilson, who ran against her.

[Ron H.]

Well, when she was initially elected as Mayor one of her first duties as Mayor was to proudly sign a local ordinance that permits cross dressing male perverts to have access to womens public restrooms. She is a lesbian and a sexual pervert any way you want to slice it and anybody familiar with Houston knows this. I'm so glad I left that sinful sanctuary city cesspool of a city when I did some 11 years ago.

Houston is battling Austin for the title of the most sexually perverted city in Texas IMHO.

[texaschick]

Councilwoman Jolanda Jones: she is a Sheila Jackson Lee wanna be. Beware.

[Texas resident]

Porker also got a lot of support from SEIU.

[Texas resident]

Isn’t porker pushing for a council position to represent gays in the city? Of course that person would be gay right?

I left Houston when tootsie was mayor and headed for the sticks. Got sick of paying property taxes and watching it go everywhere but where I lived and support crap like this.

[freekitty]

Seriously, I bet no one knew here in Houston there was an election yesterday. The commies kept it that way so Ms. Parker could continue.

[freekitty]

Because that is who she is. You are only reading words on paper. She was in trouble not to long ago trying to stack the council with lesbians.

[silverleaf]

OOOOHHHKay!

So lesbianism IS part of her resume!

WTH is wrong with Houston???

[thackney]

And only 13% of Houston registered showed up for yesterday’s vote...

[smokingfrog]

Jolanda Jones is an embarrassment. I don’t even live in the city, but may donate some $$ to Jack Christie.